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Out with old, fresh faces to dominate City Council
City 2 months ago

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Out with old, fresh faces to dominate City Council

A total of 59 new faces, more than half of all councilors-elect, will enter the City ...
Kingmaker Megawati
Editorial 2 months ago

Kingmaker Megawati

Unlike Jokowi, who will become a lame duck president near the end of his term in 2024, Megawati will...
Swarovski latest luxury brand to apologize to China
Lifestyle 2 months ago

Swarovski latest luxury brand to apologize to China

Austrian jewelry company Swarovski apologized Tuesday for "hurting the feelings" of Chines...
Post-elections, it’s hard to find grace and move on
Opinion 2 months ago

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Post-elections, it’s hard to find grace and move on

A unique phenomenon following elections in Indonesia is that often the losers in the election still ...
Insight: Enter President Jokowi’s second term: More coherence, expertise, please
Opinion 2 months ago

Insight: Enter President Jokowi’s second term: More coherence, expertise, please

I suspect that in selecting the would-be ministers he would stress the expertise and experience of t...
MPR leadership race turns enemies into friends, friends into enemies
Politics 2 months ago

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MPR leadership race turns enemies into friends, friends into enemies

As the old adage goes: In politics, there are no permanent allies, no permanent enemies—only p...
Pancasila, democracy vs ‘khilafah’: Challenge for Indonesia
Opinion 2 months ago

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Pancasila, democracy vs ‘khilafah’: Challenge for Indonesia

Khilafahism is more complex than just an ideology like communism. It is a “faithological&rdquo...
Megawati’s fried rice diplomacy
Opinion 2 months ago

Megawati’s fried rice diplomacy

There is nothing new about the impact food has on politics. In the old days, many kings practiced fo...
Jokowi’s foreign policy: Continuity, new initiatives
Opinion 2 months ago

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Jokowi’s foreign policy: Continuity, new initiatives

The notion that foreign policy is a reflection of national interests, and hence national needs, rema...
People’s absolute choice
Editorial 2 months ago

People’s absolute choice

An election is a mechanism for people to exercise their political rights and make their own choices,...
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